What are the benefits of American Express platinum versus all the other American Express cards? Do you get any additional benefit for that 700 a year in membership dues?

Custodial or 529 for child?

As an investor, do you choose longer or shorter amortization periods when paying off your mortgage and why? Will return on investment be higher if the amortization period is longer?

I would like to hit fire between 40-50. Currently 27, 185k total comp (125 for me and 60 for partner). Like my job don’t hate it don’t love it. Does an MBA make sense? I’m guessing it could take me to 170ish with that schools I’m looking at but wondering if the 40-50 retirement range makes an mba not make sense since I’d only have 10-20 years to save vs 12-22.

Would have to finance the whole thing myself. Current net worth is 140k. Thoughts?

Moving to Bergenfield NJ from the city but will still be working on the city. Am I gonna get taxed twice ? How do NJ taxes compare to NY/NYC taxes?

Has anyone held AMEX Bonvoy cards in two separate countries? Would both link to your Bonvoy account?

How do you calculate IRR for a write off? Is it just 0% or should it go negative? There’s no cash moving after the initial investment so not sure what to do.

Just sold all my remaining LTC. Bought at $50. Waiting for another dip of ETH below $707 then buy ETH and buy LTC if below $80...

Looking to rent a home in the Central Park area but there are very few homes available for rent on Zillow. Does anyone know of any other platforms that might have listings that are not on Zillow? I imagine most people who are trying to rent out their home/investment property would list on Zillow but thought I’d ask!

Does anyone stress about student loans? I have $176k in loans and as January gets closer, the panic attacks have gotten worser. I am in-house at a Real Estate company (making $90k), which is terrible bc they are going under due to the market. I am working to transition to big law for pay, job security and more technical skills. I am a 2019 grad and it just seems so hard to break into big law.

I just need advice on what to do. My mind is scattered and stressed! Thank you in advance!

chubb paternal leave policy?

Any predictions on what the unfolding war will do to the housing market?

Used car prices are going crazy! Should I buy out my leased car if the kbb value is much higher than residual?

It always seemed like real estate was one of the safest things to invest in. Then the crash of ‘09 happened, and the market bounced back for a while. And now we’re in… whatever this is. It just seems surreal.

Here is my idea for a startup! I collect all the data from career transitions and use Data Analytics to predict the most likely career transitions. I could start with consulting. What do you guys think about this? I would be able to predict based on your firm(mbb, big4), your experience, which role you are likely to move (Faang pm, strategy manager, move to mbb). I have all the data to do this, but wanted your thoughts. Would the output of this be relevant to you?

How do you calculate IRR for a write off? Is it just 0% or should it go negative? There’s no cash moving after the initial investment so not sure what to do.

Just sold all my remaining LTC. Bought at $50. Waiting for another dip of ETH below $707 then buy ETH and buy LTC if below $80...

How do you motivate yourself to stay in public accounting (B4)?

Looking to rent a home in the Central Park area but there are very few homes available for rent on Zillow. Does anyone know of any other platforms that might have listings that are not on Zillow? I imagine most people who are trying to rent out their home/investment property would list on Zillow but thought I’d ask!

Anyone else seeing an uptick in ED visits now? We are getting pretty busy with really sick (non-COVID) people. And A LOT of mental health patients.

Kinda a long shot - but have any Canadians flown into LHR recently? What’s the arrival protocol? And what do I need to present to prove I’ll be self isolating for 2 weeks?

Does anyone stress about student loans? I have $176k in loans and as January gets closer, the panic attacks have gotten worser. I am in-house at a Real Estate company (making $90k), which is terrible bc they are going under due to the market. I am working to transition to big law for pay, job security and more technical skills. I am a 2019 grad and it just seems so hard to break into big law.

I just need advice on what to do. My mind is scattered and stressed! Thank you in advance!

How long were you a senior in FDD before things started to click? Really enjoying everything so far but feel like I am behind my peers. Been about 7 months now.

How would FDD at a company such as Houlihan Lokey differ from at a Big4?

Hi Fishes,

Can anybody please help me out with the market corrected salary of Associates in PWC India (Tax Tech Stack).

Have an offer from Kroll and FTI. Which one you guys think is better?
Same position and same pay range.

Hi all, I have a friend who is a current Senior PM at Amazon, looking to move on. He requires sponsorship. Are there any companies out there hiring PMs or PMTs that sponsor? Please DM if so and I will put you in touch with him.

chubb paternal leave policy?

Best excuses that you can give to your manager for not coming back to office and continue work from home for some more time?

Hi.. I am happy to join here. Seems to be an amazing platform.

Hi All,
Is anyone from SAP MM in PWC staying in banglore?

Please comment.

Thanks in advance

How do you ask someone to be a mentor to you? Ive identified the person I’d like to mentor me but I don’t know how to move the relationship into an active mentoring relationship (we currently have a casual relationship where I check in once in a while)

Does anyone have any insights on the Certificate Investment Performance Measurement (CIPM)?

Looking into preowned watches under <$10k resale value...patek, vacheron, or rollie?

When traveling does anyone else struggle to get motivated to use the gym and eat healthy? How do you over come this?

Google keyboard for iPhones is pretty cool, but mega annoying in the wrong hands.

GS 2023 New Analyst Program. Is this a good program to apply for someone looking to start as an analyst? How easy is to get into this program or even GS overall? I have 1-2 years of experience and some Finra licenses if that can help me somehow. Looking for some opinions about the program. Thanks

Khaleesi is coming to Westeros!!!

Is retail quant trading on a massive rise?

My background check for Blackrock came back last week. It’s now with the background check committee. How long until I get the final OK? No, I am not a criminal. :-)

Health insurance Q: I’m choosing between 2 Anthem PPO’s, gold or silver. Gold is higher monthly fee, lower deductibles. Silver is low monthly fee, higher deductibles. In Cali. Any advice on deciding?

Do you buy the fundamentals for a MBS sell-off?

I’m an analyst level on the pm team of separately managed equity accounts at my firm, looking to get more into private assets, does anyone have any suggestion of a possible path? Is getting to banking first inevitable? Thanks!

Transitioning from line of business familiarity (understanding financial statements) to... real(?) Finance (bonds and cap markets and other debt sales) any advice on books or resources to learn really from step 0?

Anyone find it difficult to balance family/friends when you get a chance to squeeze in a weekend at home? I feel like I'm losing touch with a lot of my friends, but still...family first, right?

What do typical year end bonuses look like? In my first year here and have no context

Has anyone done the GARP Financial Risk and Regulation course? Was it educational? Did you do the FRM after?

Does anyone else feel like you have an easier time focusing in the office? I get easily distracted at home and background noise actually makes it easier for me to focus. Everyone else I know says I’m crazy.

The discrepancy between the time I spend making a pitch book and the time the client spends actually reviewing them is something I'd rather not think about

Perpetually looking for a job *sigh*

Curious. What's everyone's all in tax rate at year end (first and second years). Thanks. Looking for a percentage.